News archive from 18 April 2011

"Nikolic is refusing therapy, he is in a serious condition with high blood pressure," said Momcilo Babic, a doctor at the Belgrade Clinic Centre.
"We are convincing him to accept treatment."
Tadic, who visited Nikolic in his office...

Judd Trump during his win over Neil Robertson at the Crucible. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Judd Trump came to Sheffield with the wind in his sails from capturing his maiden major title, the China Open, earlier this month and produced a dramatic 10-8...

A detail from Industrial Landscape, the only work of 23 by LS Lowry in the Tate's collection to have been shown in its London galleries. Photograph: Tate The Tate has been challenged to put its collection of paintings by LS Lowry up for sale if it...

Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger berates the match officials after the 1-1 draw with Liverpool. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian If this truly was the day that Arsène Wenger's Premier League title dream died for another season, then the abiding...

Chancellor George Osborne said this appointment -- alongside the recent EU approval of Financial Services Authority regulator Verena Ross to run the Paris-based European Securities and Markets Authority -- was good news for Britain.
"Part of...

Fabulously loopy . . . And the Horse You Rode In On. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe for the Guardian In a rehearsal room in east London, five actors are impersonating the cast of the 70s sitcom Are You Being Served? There's Mr Humphries, flouncing and...

The lights of Boar Lane, Leeds, as painted by Yorkshire's own John Atkinson Grimshaw. Image: Mercer Gallery, Harrogate. An exhibition of work by Britain's master of moonlight oil paintings, John Atkinson Grimshaw, has revealed an extraordinary...

When he's on his game it should be like Tiger Woods in his prime - everyone else is playing for second.
But it won't be that way until there is a marked improvement in his short game.
Still, what a fortnight's journey it has been, one that has...

Jessica Raine in Rocket to the Moon at the Lyttelton, National Theatre. Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian This play is set in a dentist's waiting room in Manhattan in 1938. The set is very beautiful and evocative: the low lighting makes it...

Bristol-born Trump said: 'My parents have always been incredibly supportive and without that backing I wouldn't be here doing this.
'My dad took time off to drive me to tournaments. He still does.
'My mum is a cook, and my dad is a lorry driver. They...

Matthew Mott, the Glamorgan coach, saw his team win their first game of the season against Gloucestershire. Photograph: David Davies/PA Glamorgan wrapped up a resounding 189-run victory against Gloucestershire at the Swalec Stadium on Sunday.
Matthew...

Willie Twiston-Davies, left, riding Baby Run to victory in the Fox Hunters' Chase at Aintree. Photograph: Tom Jenkins Willie Twiston-Davies, who rode Baby Run to victory in the Fox Hunters' Chase at Aintree's Grand National meeting, faces a long spell...